Final Fantasy XV Sounds Different, But Traditional

Final Fantasy XV looks to be a different-style entry for the series. That was originally the point when the game was still Final Fantasy Versus XIII. Even designer Tetsuya Nomura acknowledges that "Final Fantasy XV is the first action RPG in the series' numbered titles," but that doesn't mean it's not Final Fantasy.

I still don't understand why people claimed that Final Fantasy Versus XIII would be the game Square needed to please its fans. The trailers made it look like XIII only with characters that seemed more serious. Turning it into XV made nothing to erase this feeling.

Hey S-E, do you need a reminder about Star Ocean, your own series? Or Dragon's Dogma? Okay, the numbers may not be displayed on screen, but they are registered (They even tell your highest numerical damage in the records...)

People who dislike that Versus was made main series are a loud minority of FF fans. Meanwhile, people that have never played any FF game/aren't into it are actually interested in this one. I showed some of my friends on Skype who weren't into it and they said they were actually interested in it more because it wasn't turn based and had an interesting new battle system (not that I-XIV don't have excellent, interesting battle systems). Anyway, I doubt XVI, whenever that comes, will be an ARPG.